Posted on 02/26/2023 3:19:45 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Researchers compared the immediate effects of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and Christian prayer on pain intensity and tolerance. The results suggested that a single session of hypnosis and mindfulness meditation, but not prayer, may be useful for managing acute pain, with hypnosis being slightly more useful.
There are several approaches that focus on the biopsychosocial factors that influence pain, including psychosocial, complementary, and integrative approaches. Previous studies confirm the usefulness of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and prayer as useful practices in the self-management of chronic pain in adults. However, there has not yet been any study that has compared the immediate effects of these three approaches on the experience of acute pain.
The research team led by Alexandra Ferreira-Valente resorted to the heart rate variability and other measures to compare the immediate effects of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and Christian prayer on pain intensity, pain tolerance, and stress.
The study took place at Pain was induced in the participants by wrapping the forearm and hand in a cold compress (Cold Pressor Arm Wrap—CPAW) for up to 5 minutes at the most and assessing their pain tolerance, the intensity of pain, as well as heart rate variability, as a physiological marker of stress.
After a rest period, participants listened to a 20-minute recording of guided hypnosis, or mindfulness meditation, or suggesting a Christian prayer, or reading a natural history book (control condition) depending on the group they were randomly assigned to. After this session, the participants underwent a second session of CPAW, during which they listened to up to 5 minutes of the recording and their cardiac function was monitored.
The results obtained by researchers suggest that single brief session of hypnosis and mindfulness meditation, but not Ignatian Christian prayer based on biblical meditation, may be useful for acute pain self-management.
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If I could stop hurting long enough I might be able to pay attention long enough to be hypnotized.
May I ask what is causing your pain?
I told the little woman we could manage her with hypnosis and meditation but now I’m sleeping on the couch.
Like to see them try that on Biden futile ensues.
What’s the difference between prayer and “ mindful meditation?” If one reads and follows someone like Thomas Merton, they should be the same
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Zackly!
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Hypnosis as analgesic has a long history. In the 1800s prior to chemical anesthetic, hypnosis was effectively used for surgery, and sometimes still is. Given a skilled practitioner, its pain relieving ability is old news.
Yet they do nothing for obtuse oain
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